Scleranthus perennis L.

Perennial knawel (en), Scléranthe vivace (fr), Scléranthe pérenne (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Scleranthus

Characteristics

Another Eurasian sp., is established in s.c. Wis. and may be expected elsewhere in our range. It differs in its perennial habit and its obtuse or rounded sep with a conspicuous white-scarious border 0.3–0.5 mm wide near the tip.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination autogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.04 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 5-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Scleranthus perennis habit picture by Myriam Chavel (cc-by-sa)
Scleranthus perennis habit picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)
Scleranthus perennis habit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Scleranthus perennis leaf picture by Myriam Chavel (cc-by-sa)
Scleranthus perennis leaf picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Scleranthus perennis leaf picture by Dominique Vioux (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Scleranthus perennis flower picture by Severin Ronald (cc-by-sa)
Scleranthus perennis flower picture by Myriam Chavel (cc-by-sa)
Scleranthus perennis flower picture by Romain des Grottes (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Scleranthus perennis world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302613-2
WFO ID wfo-0000441934
COL ID 79Y36
BDTFX ID 61753
INPN ID 121839
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis Scleranthus perennis

Lower taxons

Scleranthus perennis subsp. burnatii Scleranthus perennis subsp. polycnemoides Scleranthus perennis subsp. vulcanicus Scleranthus perennis subsp. marginatus Scleranthus perennis subsp. dichotomus